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Application filed November 8. 1920. Serial No. 422,407.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK A. Wnonnn, a, citizen of the UnitedStates, residing in Goshen, in the county of Elkhart and State ofIndiana, have invented a new and useful Improvement in AutomobileBodies, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates in general to vehicle bodies and has moreparticular reference to bodies for automobiles.

A principal object of the invention is the provision of an automobilebody which, While of pleasing appearance, may he used by simplereadjustment either as a pleasure car body or a truck body. Theinvention contemplates in this connection the provision of an automobilebody which may be easily changed from arrangement for pleasure use toarrangement -for truck use and vice. verse, to enable the body to healternately used for these two purposes. thus giving the owner ineffect, at all times, both a truck and a pleasure car through the use ofa single auto mobile equipped with such a body. Another important objectof the invention is the provision of an automobile. body rcadilyconvertible from a live passenger capacity to a two or three passengercapacity. and vice versa.

Another important object of the invention is the provision of a fivepassenger body, the parts of which will be so constructed and arrangedthat space may be provided within the body for the carrying of a trunk,suitcase or other articles, and this without obstructing the usualspaces provided in frontof both the front and rear seats.

Another importantobject of the invention is the provision of anautomobile body arrangeablc in attractive form for use as a pleasure carand extensible into a longer body to provide a truck. and this withoutrequiring the addition of any parts not carried within and .t'orniing apa rt'of the body when arranged for pleasure use.

Another important object of the invention the provision of an automobilebody usable either as u live passenger car or as a runabout and in eacharrangement having provision for the carrying of luggage at the rear.

Another important object of the invention is the provision of anautomobile body readily arrangeable at night to provide a sleep ingcompartment.

Another important object of the invention is the provision of a bodywhich may be converted in these several and other fashions. which willbe of unusually pleasing appear ance and which arranged for anyparticular use will not betray in its appearance the adaptability of thebody to'other uses.

A further object of the invention is the provision of an automobile topfor use in connection with automobile bodies of the character earlierset forth and of other characteristics. which will effectively shade thewind shield from the direct rays of the sun and in this manner preventblinding of the driver. I

AIlOllltl important object of the invention is the general improvementin automobile body construction.

Numerous other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparentas it is better understood from the following description, which.considered in connection with the acrompanying drawings, discloses a.preferred cn'ibodinient thereof.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1' is a side elevation of an auto-'mobile body embodying my present invention and showing the arrangementas a fivepassenger car;

through the body with the parts arranged as shown in Fig. 1

Fig. 5 is a similar view through the/body when arranged as shown in Fig,3;

Fig. (3 is a similar view with the parts arranged as shown in Fig. 2 andalso. illus trates the arrangement for providing a'short truck body;

Fig. 7 is a partial similar view showin the body extended to provide arelatively ong truck body;

Fig. 8 is a transverse section through the back seat; I g Fig. 9 is afragmentary rea-rview of the back seat-2' i Fig. 10 is '9. partialiertical front-to-ba'ck section showing the rear part of the back poseswhen the seine is collapsed and stored back of cushion 135 and below thelower edge of the back cushion.

Fig. 12 is a horizontal section through said support when in operativeposition Fig. 13 isa partial top plan view ot-tlie rear of the, bodyarranged as a truck;

Fig. 1% is a rear elevation f the body when the back part is collapsed;

Fig. 15 is an enlarged partial horizontal section through a door; a

Fig. 16 is an enlarged partial vertical section showing the relation ofthe extensible .end of the main body;

Fig. 17 is a vertical section through the extension when the extensionis arranged to provide an elongated truck;

Fig. 18 is partial section taken horizontally through the connectionbetween the extensible truck part and the main body side wall;

Fig. 19 is a horizontal section through the same when the parts arecontracted;

Fig. 20 is a plan of the body framework;

Fig. 21 is an elevation thereof;

Fig. 22 is an enlarged vertical section showing the body wallconstruction;

Fig. 23 is a partial sectional View taken at right angles to Fig. 22;

Fig. 24 is a vertical section taken adjacent the side walls;

Fig. 25 is a detail section showing the hangers for the rear seat;

Fig; 26 is a section taken substantially on the. line 26--26 of Fig.- 5;and

Fig. 27 is a section taken substantially on the line 27 -27 of Fig. a l;

For the purpose of illustrating my invention I have shown on the drawingan automobile body in which it is embodied, and adapted for readyinstallation upon chassis, and this without modification of said chassisin any respect to receive the body. The body embodying my presentinvention is adapted for arrangement as a five-passenger touring car, arunabout, a small truck and a large truck, and a touring outfitpermitting arrangement to provide sleeping accommodation. These severalarrangements are adapted to be accomplished Without requir ing theaddition or subtraction of an appreciable number of parts inre-arrangement from one to another form. Viewing Fig. 1 the arrangementis shown to provide a live-passenger or sport-model car. Viewing Fig. 2the arrangement is shown to provide a runabout or roadster and in Fig. 3the arrangement is shown for sleeping the angles 45.

aoaoae accommodation and, as will be presently disclosed, for providinga truck having a long body and of considerable capacity. The arrangementof Fig. 2 permits of the provision of a. short truck by the mere removalof the cover behind the seat. In general. these various rearrangementsare permitted in the present instance by provid ing front seats movableto an inoperative position and a rear seat movable from rear to frontposition, in which latter position the rear seat occupies the positionformerly occupied by the front seat, leaving the rear body open fortruck uses or permitting it to be covered to provide a runabout orroadster. The rear of the body also, in the present instance, is adaptedto be extended in order to permit the carrying of luggage when theautomobile is arranged for carrying live passengers, without obstructingthe space provided in tront respectively oi the front and rear seats andalso to provide for an elongation of the body for truck purpose For thepurpose oi? illustrating my present invention l have shown on thedrawing a chassis diagrammatically upon the diagram and having wheels 31and the usual frame work of preferred construction. Figs. 20 and 2tillustrate the frameworq upon which the bony shown on the drawing isbuilt up.

A number of channel irons 33, 34:, 35 and 36 are bent to il-form.permitting them to extend up at each sideand across the bottom. i.beneath the floor. Two longitudinal channels 37 are arranged beneath thechan nels to S6 to which the channels 83-36 are fastened. These channels37 are provided with attaching lugs 38 arranged to be disposed over theattaching lugs 39 of the c'hassisand to be bolted in place as indicatedat 41 in Fig. 22 to secure the body to the frame. The lugs 39 arepreferably the usual lugs for attaching the body and the location of thelugs 38to match therewith permits, as will be presently more readilyunderstood, the positioning of this body upon a chassis with a. minimumamount of attendant labor.

The back portion of the frame is provided with cross channcl-4-2 securedat its ends on the channels 3? and supporting thetront ends of shortintermediate channels 43, the outerends of which are secured to the-rearchannel 33. To the inner face of the upright portions of the channels3336 aie secured body plates 44:, such body plates being provided attheir tops with angle irons extending out from the tops of the channels.Outer body plates 46 are pro vided having their upper edges turned overas indicated at 47.011 to the upper faces oi. The outer body plates atare bent in, as indicated at 48, horizontally in assembled relation.

wall. as will be readily understood .llleflllft l body wall, throughalso the and then downwardly as indicated at 49 to,

.provide a flange 51 extending down beneath the body and'ii'iwardly ofthis edges Brace members 52 and 53 and 54 of wood are arranged to extendlengthwise of the body walls and form braces for the outer body The topbrace 52 is secured inplace by screws 55 taking through the upper ed eof filings of the angle iron 45 and into the brace 52. These screws alsopass through a facing strip 56 provided upon the upper edge of the bodyand near its outer side. The brace" 53 is ararnged with its widthhorizontal and bears against the inner body wall 44, being cut away asindicated at 57 to pass the upright channel parts. Bolts 58 pass throughthe two walls and through the brace 53 to lo'ck the parts together. Thebrace 54 has secured to it a member 59 preferably of wood forming withthe brace49 a T one side of which bears against and is secured to anangle member-b1 mounted above the end-of the horizonal portions of theupright channel 33 to 36. The lower edges 62 of the inher Wall plates 44are arranged beneath these channels and bolts 63 extending through theangles 61 and the edge 62 of the bodywall and the members 59 hold theparts The braces 5 1 and the members 59 are cut away to permit passageof the channels as is indicated at 64: in

Fig. 24. Iprefer also to provide felt. spacing'strips upon the faces ofthe braces 52, 53 and 54 to permit a more or less yielding engagement topermit drawing the parts ti. htly together and to eliminate any chanceof ratt-ling in service. The flanges 51 of the outer wall plates arearranged in parallelism with the members 59 and are drawn tightly thereagainst by bolts 65. Between the two angles (31 the floor of wood orother suitable material. 66 may be located and arranged in any suitablefashion. 1

Just forwardly of the forward channel iron 36 the floor angles 61 arebent and brought over on to the channels 37. Vertical channel members 68are riveted to the forward faces of the channel 36 and the inner andouter body sheets 4-4 and 46 are cutfi to provide a door opening, theedges of these sheets being bent back around the channel flanges, asindicated at (if), and a finishing strip 71 being provided and securedby screws 72 against the channels and the bent ovcr wall edges.

A similar channel 73 is provided at the other side of the door openingand front outer wall plate 7-1 and front inner wall plate 75 arefastened in like manner to the channel 73, a facing plate 76 being alsoprovided and secured in place by screws 77. The inner and outer wallplates 74 and 75 may be continuations of the wall plates 44 and 46, ifdesired, or they may be separatedand connected together at the bottom ofthe door, Any preferred form of hood 79 and cowl 281 may be provided, ifdesired.

The doors indicated generally by reference character 82 may be of anypreferred character and may be hinged as indicated at. 83 on the channel73 and locked into the facing plate 71.

I provide, in the present instance, two front separated seats adapted tobe moved down out of the way against the floor to permit the rear seat,to be presently described. to take the position formerly occupied by thefront seats. Each said front seat comprises a seat portion 101 formedupon arigid base 102 from which depends four rods 103 forming legs.'These rods at'each side are formed by bending a single piece ofmaterial to rovide a central portion 104 bolted or at ierwise secured at105 to the slidable through openings at 106 through the floor andthrough the channel irons 35 and 36 respectively. At the front and backnnderpart of the seat base 102 and freely seat being raised away fromthe. floor and these cotter pins may be removed to permit removal of theseat. lVhen the seat is raised from lower to upper position thesupporting legs 107 fall by gravity into supporting position andpreferably the wood floor is omitted at the front and replaced by thesheet metal floor 112 shown on the drawing. -The' backs 113 of the frontseats are pivoted at 114- in brackets 115 to fold down against the seatwhen the seat is in lowered position.

The rear seat is mounted to slide or roll freely on side rails carriedat the upper inner edges ofthe side. Walls. Viewing Figs. 22 and 25 itwill be noted that a track member 121 is fastened by rivets or otherwiseat 122 through the angles and through the channels and this is adaptedfor engagement by rollers 123 carried on stub shafts 124 extending outfrom the seat. stop pins 125 being provided upon the seats to preventthe rollers leaving the tracks. Viewing Fig. 4 it will be noted that twosuch rollers 123 are provided 'at each side. The seat is constructed ofa metal base 126 bent at thefront to provide a facing flange 127 and upat the back to provide a rear seat wall 128. This bottom plate is bentup at 129 at each side (Fig; 8) to provide side seat walls,

arm supports, and for the carrying of the rollers. Above the rollers aparting strip 131 is arranged at each side and upon this is provided afacing member 132 covered with a metal sheet 133 arranged to be enposedclosely adjacent the lacin the top of the side wall. Upho story may beprovided at 134 at the sides and back and'extending over and about thefacing members 131 and 132, and a removable seat 135 is arranged to fitwithin the sides and backs and upon a wooden framework composing sidemembers 136 and center memher 137 and front and back members 138 {and.139, which framework rests upon the seat bottom 126. Thus constructedthe seat may be rolled or slid from the rear position shown in Fig. i tothe front position shown in Fig. 6.

1 provide means for locking this seat in 1 both rear and frontpositions; which means seat and has at its front end a manipulatingcomprise two rods 141 mounted in alinement behind the seat and havingtheir adjacent ends supported in brackets 142 and their forward endshaving like bearings in braolc: ets adjacent the side walls. Each oftheserods is embraced by a spring 143 non mally pushing toward thecenter of the seat and away from the side walls by engage-.

ment with the. collar 1 14 on the rod i. e. the springs normallypressing the-rods toward unlocking position. it provide means for movingthese rods away from each other and so that their ends 1 15 extend intorecesses or openings 1 16 in the track memhers and when the seat islocated in either front or rear position. This means comprises aseparating member 147 having a tapered end 148 engaged in slots in theadjacent ends of the rod and pivotally connected to an arm 149 upon ashat't151 which passes through the framework beneath the arm 152. Thisarm is adapted to be moved over from. a released position to horizontalposition atone side to slightly past a looking position at the other,moving past a dead center position and maintaining the ends of the rods141 in locked position. The top is carried primarily by the rear seatand is supported by the main bow 161 pivoted on the outer faces of theseat arms and having pivoted to it in turn a bow 162 extending up to theback of the top. Braces 163 are provided and connected to the bdw 162 at164 and to the outer face ofthe seat. A. front auxiliary bow 165 ispivoted at 166 on the bow 161 and a top sheet of suitable material 167extends from the bow 165 at the top over the bows 161 and 162 and downinto button engagement at 168 with the back strips at oil the seat. Thebaclr oi the seat near the top is formed of a wood member 169 exte ingup above the part 128 of plate 126 and having in turn secured to itsouter face finishing sheet 171 of metal. An additional brace 172 pivotedat 16 1 on the how 162 and at 173 on the bow 161 is provided.

The top thus described and without tension bow is adapted to be attachedto the wind shield at the front in any usual or preferred manner and itwill be manifest that the whole top with the extension be folded backout of the way in the usual fashion. If desired an additional how 166may be provided to hold the top sheet from drawing down.

Viewing Fig. 27 it will be noted that 1' provide braces or brackets 179fixed to. arms of the how 165 and enge ing'beneath the parts 174 oftheextension ow. it is desired to use thecar with the rear seat in theposition of the front seats the top may be left extended and thusarranged to extend out over the'wind shield and over i the hood andengine as indicated in Fig. 2.

lhus arranged I provide a pair of side rods 181,for supporting the"front of the top from the front of the chassis and 1 also provide the,cover sheet 182 adapted to button back over the rear ends of t e tops ofthe side wall to give the car a neat appearance -vvhen the car is usedas a runabout. it will. oi course, be understood that the extensionsheet and bow may be removed and the top employed merely as indicated indotted lines in Fig. 2, if desired, the extension how being readilydisconnectible and the extension sheet buttoned merely as indicated at183 to the top proper. 1

li ly invention contemplates the vfinversion of the body into a truckand to. this end the sheet 182 may be left o6? permitting a limitedtrucking space back of the rear whenv in forward position.

1 provide also for emension or the body. outwardly at the rear toincrease the truckinc: space and for certain other purposes as will beresently apparent. The batch is constreet-ed: as is perhaps bestillustrated in Figs. 6, 7. 13, and 17 to 19. The end of the body is soconstructed as to move down about a horizontal axis at its bottom tohorizontalosition forming an extension of the door. t carries asupplemental end which maybe then swung up to vertical position and thisend in turn carries side wings movable outwardly to form extensions ofthe side walls.

The end of the body is constructed as will now be described. An angleiron member is bent to form a rectangular frame 191, one flange thereofbeing cut away to make mitre joints 192 at the corners. A floor plate193 is secured within the angle ironframework and hinge straps 194 arepositioned outside the angle and have hinge eyes 195 at the edge. Theseeyes are hinged in rearwardly extending ends 196 of channels 43, alreadydescribed. The end thus constructed is adapted to stand in the verticalposition shown, for example, in Fig. 6 and at each side is provided witha curved arm 197 which is pivoted at 198 to the angle frame. These armsextend up and through slots 199 pro vided in vertical body angle members201 arranged at the rear end of each body wall and riveted asat 202 tothe upstanding portions of channel 33. The inner wall sheet is turned inat 203 between the angle 201 and dicated at 204.

The ends of the arms 197 are turned over as indicated at. 205 toengageback of the channel .33 and hold the end in horizontal position. -Asupplemental or auxiliary end consistng of an angle iron bent torectangle lar formation to provide a framework 206 and, a back plate 207is provided and this is hinged by hinge straps 208 at 209 to the outeror upper edge of the main end and in position to fold down within theangle framework 191. It carries two wings 211 pivoted Within itsvertical edges and adapted to be swung back against the inner face ofthe main body portions to provide extensions of the main body walls tocomplete the rear boxlike form of truck. These wings are provided with.extensions 213, having set screws 212 adapted to enga einto the channel33. .These wings are angle iron edge construction and for a purpose tobe hereinafter described preferably are arranged to form continuationsof the track members 124. I rovide on the outside of thelend proper W enin closed positionp'gfacing plate 214secured at the top at 215 oii;tlie1nppe face ofthe angle framework and at'tlij ides in like manner.Thisfacing' sheet extfinds down at an angle from the top of end gate andthe bottom space thus proyfiidedis' closed. bythe sheet spacer 216whicli'fma be. integral with the facing sheet 214. i stiffenorireinforce this and sheet "in any desired manner as indicated at 217and pref-- erably provide'an opening therethrough at the centerat 218which may be closed by a door 219 to provide the compartment forcarrying various articles.

Upon theouter face of this I provide a tire rack comprising bottomreceiving member 221 and upper leather fastenings An inclined support223 is provid ed 'upon the door and this support is adapted toreceive'the license plate 22*, the arran ement being such that thislicense plate is displayed substantially at a 45 angle. The usual taillight, indicated at 225, may be provided in connection therewith. Thusarranged the license is in position to be viewe both when the end iselevated and when itis laid back to provide a truck extension, since inone instance it is positioned at 45 to the vertical one way and in thesecond at 45 to the vertical the other way. It will be manifest thatthis truck extension construction may be arranged in extended relationwhen the-rear seat has been moved forwardto occupy the positions of thefront seat or when the rear seat is back in rear seat positioii. In thislast mentioned arrangement it provides for the carrying of a trunk, suitcase or other articles when the car is arranged to carry five passengersand without obstructing the foot room provided in front of each seat.

In order that the backseat may match nicely with the facing sheet 214 Iprovide an inclined back facing sheet 226 extending roper 111 down andrearwardly froin'the back and a ainst a horizontal support 22'! ordertiat the back of the rear seat may not be marred by loads within thetruck I provide a protecting angle member 228 hinged at 229 beneath t 1emember 227 and adapted to be arranged either in the position shown inFig. 6 or to be folded back so that the flange 231 lies close againstthe back of the seat as is desirable when the back seat is facing sheetmoved to rear position with the main end gate raised, *A spring 232holds this protecting angle in both positions.

-A car body embodying my invention is.

well adapted forarrangement as a sleeping compartment and this Iaccomplish in the present. instance by arranging the body extension andmoving back the rear seat to the'position shown in Fig. 5. I lower thefront seats to inoperative position and raise the seat cushion of theback seat until its top is substantiallylevel with the top edges of'theside we. s. -'-This is accomplished by means of'an extendible framecomprising front and back members. 233 and 23% connected together byhinged braces 235 and 236. Fig. 12 shows thearrangement ofthis cushionsupport upon the rear seat and Fig. 11' shows it collapsed and arranedbehind thecushion proper and beneath a back of the seat in the positionit is intended it shall be placed when not in use.

1 I provide a plurality of buttons 237 on the top edges of the main bodywalls and to these I secure the edges of a bed sheet 238,

which is preferably supported along its center by extensible pipemembers 239 tele-' tion, as is indicated in Fig. 3, this top consistingof a further auxiliary top member 242 securable at its ends at 243 tothe front end of extension bow 175 and to the top of the wind shield. Ifdesired, auxiliary top supports 244 may also be provided, being securedat 2&3 (already mentioned)v and set into suitable recesses 24.5 in thetops of the side walls in appropriate location.-

In order that the space betwen the angle framework oi the end whenarranged in;

horizontal position may be closed l have provided a floor'plate 261 asindicated in Fig. 16. This floor plate is provided with openings 262along its edge adjacent the front of the car and through these openingscxtend U-bolts 263 positioned through the floor and through the channel33 and pressed down by springs 264. The ti -bolts preferably also passthrough a spring plate 265 tending with the springs 264 to hold theplate 261 against rattling. The forward edge of this. plate is bent backat 266 to provide an inclined part 267 upturned at its'end at 268against the, body of the plate, the bend 268 being adapted to rest uponthe adjacent angle edge.

At the front of the body l prefer to pro vide means for protecting thecoils and wires from water as the result of rain beating upon the hoodand body. I provide a cowl member 281 of any usual or preferredconstruction and therebenea-th an upright body front wall 282 also ofany usual or preferred construction and adapted to be disposed againstthe edge 283 usually provided. The rear edge of the hood 284C. extendsup over the cowl and the forward edgeof the cowl is bent into a valleyor groove part 285 to catch any water entering beneath the hood edge andprovides a channel extending around and down at the sides to carry suchwater off without permitting it to flow or fall down upon the coiledwires and other engine parts.

If desired, advertising matter may be displayed on the outer faces ofthe side wall extensions and this will be hidden when igsoaoso the bodyis arranged for passenger use only. It is though that the invention andmany of its attendant advantages will be under- ;stood from theforegoing description, and

it will be apparent that various changes .may be made in the form,construction and arrangement or" the parts without departing from thespirit and scope of the invention or sacrificing all of its materialadvantages,

position .and said slidable rear seat being.

adjustable from its rear position to a front usable position, said frontusable position of said rear seat being that occupied by said front seatwhen in usable position.

, 2. In a convertible automobile body, the combination of a rear seathavin an auto mobile top, andv an adjustable trout seat movable to aposition within the body, and unobstructing the truck space therein topermit the body serving as a truck.

3. In a convertible automobile body, the

combination of side walls, and an end well connected to an end thereofto arrange the body for passenger use and movable from position toconnect the ends of side walls, and an additional end wall arrangeableat a position. back of the position of said first mentioned end wall,and means extendin the side walls to said second mentioned end wall whenthe second mentioned end wall is in operative position, and meansconnect ing said truck endwall with said side walls to provid a closedbox.

4. In a convertible automobile body, the combinationof side walls, abottom well, an end wall pivotally connected to said bottom wall and toswing down to horizontal position, and an auxiliary end wall adapted toextend up from said main end wall when said main end wall is inhorizontal position, and auxiliary side extension walls for connecting,said auxiliary end wall with the main side walls,-said auxiliary sideextension wall being pivotally connected at the sides of thesaideuziliary end wall.

5. In a convertible, automobile body, the combination of side, walls, abottom well, an end wall pivotally connected to said bottom wall and toswing down to horizontal position, and an auxiliary f end wall adaptedto extend up from said main end wall when said main end wall is inhorizontal position,

and auxiliary side extension Walls for conmeeting said auxiliary endwall with the main side walls, said auxiliary end Wall being pivotedalong the edge of the main end Well and the side extension walls beingpivoted 'alon the side edges of the auxiliary end Wall, W ereby the sideextension Walls may be swung m inoperetive position against theauxiliary end wall and the auxiliary end wall thereafter-swung down onthe main end Well.

6. Ina convertible automobile body, the combination of main body walls,and extensible rear end thereof, and a seat adapted to be supported uponsaid main body wells and upon said extension in difierent e ofsaid'body. FREDERICK A.

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